Chemotherapy in recurrent brain tumors Nuks yapmis beyin tumorlerinde kemoterapi sonuclarinin degerlendirilmesi


Yucel I., Kandemir T.

Ondokuz Mayis Universitesi Tip Dergisi, cilt.13, sa.3, ss.197-201, 1996 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 1996
  • Dergi Adı: Ondokuz Mayis Universitesi Tip Dergisi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.197-201
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: brain tumor, chemotherapy, nitrosurea
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Six patients were admitted to medical oncology department of the Ondokuz Mayis University Medical School with recurrent primary brain tumors and, received a chemotherapy protocol consisting of procarbazine, vincristine and lomustine (or carmustine). All patients were previously treated by surgery and radiotherapy, and their ECOG performances were 0-1. Six to thirteen cycles of chemotherapy was given. Response was evaluated according to computed tomography and clinical findings. Complete response was obtained in three patients, in the remaining three; response to chemotherapy was partial.